Easter Cupcakes and Cakes
Easter is the perfect time to show off your baking skills, and nothing says celebration quite like sweet cupcakes and cakes! Whether you’re looking for something fun to make with kids, an impressive centerpiece for your Easter brunch, or portable treats to fill Easter baskets, you’ll find plenty of inspiration here.
1. Chocolate Easter Cupcakes
Rich chocolate cupcakes are topped with creamy coconut cream cheese frosting and decorated with mini chocolate Easter eggs to create adorable nest-themed treats. The combination of moist chocolate cake, tangy-sweet frosting, and candy-coated eggs makes these irresistible.
Find the recipe for Chocolate Easter Cupcakes here.
2. Easter Egg Cupcakes
Boxed chocolate cake mix gets elevated with instant pudding and chocolate chips for extra moisture and richness, then topped with chocolate fudge frosting mixed with cream cheese piped into nest shapes.
Find the recipe for Easter Egg Cupcakes here.
3. Bunny Butt Cupcakes
These cute cupcakes feature fluffy frosting topped with two marshmallow halves positioned to look like a bunny’s bottom, complete with a pink jelly bean or candy tail. They’re surprisingly simple to decorate but guaranteed to get giggles from both kids and adults.
Find the recipe for Bunny Butt Cupcakes here.
4. Easter Bunny Cupcakes
Double chocolate cupcakes are frosted with cream cheese chocolate frosting and topped with DIY bunny cupcake toppers made from marshmallows, candy, and edible markers. The individual servings make them perfect for parties, and the decorating process requires no special tools.
Find the recipe for Easter Bunny Cupcakes here.
5. Easy Easter Bunny Cupcakes
Buttercream-frosted cupcakes are coated in shredded coconut and decorated with common Easter candies like jelly beans and chocolate eggs to create bunny faces. These fool-proof treats use ingredients you likely already have at home and are perfect for decorating with children.
Find the recipe for Easy Easter Bunny Cupcakes here.
6. Easter Bunny Butt Cupcakes
Funfetti cupcakes are topped with white buttercream, chocolate shavings, and strategically placed marshmallows to create the cutest bunny bottom design. The mix of textures and the whimsical presentation make these a hit at any Easter gathering.
Find the recipe for Easter Bunny Butt Cupcakes here.
7. Easter Cross Cupcakes
These meaningful cupcakes feature a simple cross design created with frosting and decorations, perfect for religious Easter celebrations. They’re elegant yet easy to make, offering a beautiful way to honor the spiritual meaning of the holiday.
Find the recipe for Easter Cross Cupcakes here.
8. Easter Chick and Bunny Cupcakes
This versatile recipe shows you how to decorate cupcakes to look like both adorable Easter chicks and bunnies using simple frosting techniques and candy decorations. With step-by-step guidance, you can create an entire Easter menagerie on your dessert table.
Find the recipe for Easter Chick and Bunny Cupcakes here.
9. Mini Eggs Cake
A full-sized layer cake gets the Easter treatment with Cadbury mini eggs decorating the exterior for a colorful, festive look. The simple yet stunning presentation makes this an impressive centerpiece for your Easter celebration.
Find the recipe for Mini Eggs Cake here.
10. Spring Flower Pot Cakes
Individual cakes are baked or served in small terracotta pots, then topped with frosting, crushed cookie “dirt,” and decorated with candy flowers and gummy worms.
Find the recipe for Spring Flower Pot Cakes here.
11. Easter Cakesicles
Cake pops get a modern upgrade in popsicle form with these Easter cakesicles made from cake mixed with frosting, molded into popsicle shapes, and dipped in pastel candy melts. Decorated with Easter sprinkles and designs, they’re as fun to make as they are to eat.
Find the recipe for Easter Cakesicles here.
12. Chick Cake Pops
Cake balls are dipped in yellow candy melts and decorated with candy eyes, orange candy beaks, and other details to transform them into adorable Easter chicks. These bite-sized treats are perfect for Easter baskets or displayed as part of a dessert spread.
Find the recipe for Chick Cake Pops here.
13. Bunny Carrot Cake Bites
Carrot cake is formed into balls, dipped in white chocolate or candy melts, and decorated to look like little Easter bunnies complete with ears and faces. The combination of classic carrot cake flavor with cute bunny decorations makes these a spring favorite.
Find the recipe for Bunny Carrot Cake Bites here.
14. Easter Bunny Cake
This classic Easter cake is shaped and decorated to look like a bunny’s face or full bunny shape, using round cakes, frosting, and coconut for texture. It’s a nostalgic centerpiece that brings back childhood Easter memories while creating new ones.
Find the recipe for Easter Bunny Cake here.
15. Peeps Rice Krispie Treats Cake
Rice Krispie treats are molded into a cake shape and decorated with colorful Peeps marshmallows, Easter candies, and frosting for a no-bake Easter centerpiece. It’s a fun twist on traditional cake that’s easier to make and just as festive.
Find the recipe for Peeps Rice Krispie Treats Cake here.
Whether you go all out with a show-stopping bunny cake or keep it simple with cupcakes topped in mini eggs, these sweet creations are made to be enjoyed and shared.
Easter baking doesn’t have to be perfect to be memorable. A little frosting, a handful of candy, and a playful idea are more than enough to make your celebration feel special. Happy baking!
